The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 5-0 if favor of a strong GMO labeling bill. The five Committee members worked tirelessly throughout the month of March to craft H.112 into an even stronger, more defensible bill.
This Last Wednesday the Senate Judiciary Committee continued their deliberations on H.112, Vermont’s GMO labeling bill. The Committee has spent the last two weeks examining the work done by their colleagues in the House and the Senate to make sure that the bill is as strong as possible. The Committee spent the morning hearing from …
Excitement around H.112 has been building again this week! Not only are we in the middle of a series of fantastic events, but the GMO Labeling bill will again be the topic of discussion in the state house! The Senate Judiciary committee will be hearing testimony from expert witnesses this Wednesday and Friday. Testimony is scheduled to …
Group calls the proposed law, good for consumers, the food industry, and the Vermont brand Today, business leaders representing a broad cross section of Vermont’s food industry including suppliers, manufactures, and retailers, gathered at the Statehouse in Montpelier, VT to urge lawmakers to pass mandatory GMO labeling legislation, H.112. Representatives from Ben & Jerry’s, Two …
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Upcoming Events – Find an event near you! Workshops presented by the VT Right To Know Coalition As consumers in Vermont, we want to know where our food comes from and how it’s made. Together with our partners in the Vermont Right to Know GMOs Coalition, we’ll be holding a series of public events including movie …
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Approximately 250 citizens from all over Vermont converged on the State House Thursday night to testify in front of the Senate Agriculture and Judiciary Committees in support of H.112. Reflecting the widespread support of the bill in Vermont, every single person testifying, about 80 people, spoke in support of labeling GMOs. The message was clear …
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Since the 2014 Legislative session began, the Senate Agriculture Committee has been filled with expert testimony as committee members work to decide the future of Vermont’s GMO labeling bill. Now its your turn to weigh in- join the GMO Right to Know Coalition for the H.112 Public Hearing February 6th! Members of the Senate Agriculture …
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Last summer, over 30,000 Vermonters signed a postcard when approached by one of VPIRG’s amazing citizen outreach staffers. As director of VPIRG’s field organizing, I’m often asked whether adding your name to petition or postcard will make a difference. Simply put, yes it does. Each postcard is like a brick. A single brick does not …
Citizens from every corner of Vermont came to the State House to rally, and lobby their senators in support of labeling genetically engineered foods (also known as GMOs).
Yesterday citizens from every corner of Vermont came to the State House to rally, and lobby their senators in support of labeling genetically engineered foods (also known as GMOs).
